Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight

Women's lightweight at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Boxing medalists
Venue	Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Dates	27 July – 8 August 2021
Competitors	21 from 21 nations
Medalists
Kellie Harrington   Ireland Beatriz Ferreira   Brazil Sudaporn Seesondee   Thailand Mira Potkonen   Finland
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The women's lightweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 27 July and 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. ^[1] 20 boxers from 20 nations competed. ^[2]

Kellie Harrington from Ireland won the gold medal, after defeating Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira in the final. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers: Sudaporn Seesondee from Thailand and Mira Potkonen from Finland.

The medals for the competition were presented by Sari Essayah, Finland; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Guatemala; BTF Member.

Background

This was the 3rd appearance of the women's lightweight event. The event had been held every Summer Games since the introduction of women's boxing in 2012. It had been at the 57–60 kg range each appearance.

Reigning World Champion Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil qualified for the Games. The reigning Olympic champion, Estelle Mossely of France, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify.

Qualification

Main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 20 quota places available for the women's lightweight, allocated as follows: ^[2]

• 2 places at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.
• 4 places at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.
• 6 places at the 2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.
• 3 places that were intended to be awarded at the 2021 Pan American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament, which was cancelled. These places were instead awarded through the world ranking list to the top boxers from the Americas who had been registered for the qualification tournament.
• 4 places that were intended to be awarded at a World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which was cancelled. These places were instead awarded through the world ranking list, with one place for each continental zone (Africa, Asia & Oceania, Europe, Americas).
• 1 place for a Tripartite Commission invitation.

The host nation, Japan, was guaranteed a minimum of two places across the five women's boxing events; because Japan qualified boxers in the flyweight and featherweight through the Asia & Oceania tournament, no host places were used in any women's weight class.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals.

Bouts consisted of three three-minute rounds with a one-minute break between rounds. A boxer may win by knockout or by points. Scoring was on the "10-point-must" system, with 5 judges scoring each round. Judges considered "number of blows landed on the target areas, domination of the bout, technique and tactical superiority and competitiveness." Each judge determined a winner for each round, who received 10 points for the round, and assigned the round's loser a number of points between 7 and 9 based on performance. The judge's scored for each round are added to give a total score for that judge. The boxer with the higher score from a majority of the judges is the winner. ^[6]

Schedule

The lightweight started with the round of 32 on 27 July. There were two rest days before the round of 16 on 30 July, three more before the quarterfinals on 3 August, one more before the semifinals on 5 August, and two more before the final on 8 August. ^{[1] [7]}

Legend

R32

Round of 32

R16

Round of 16

QF

Quarterfinals

SF

Semifinals

F

Final

Date	Jul 24		Jul 25		Jul 26		Jul 27		Jul 28		Jul 29		Jul 30		Jul 31		Aug 1		Aug 2		Aug 3		Aug 4		Aug 5		Aug 6		Aug 7		Aug 8
Event	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E
Women's lightweight							R32						R16								QF				SF						F

Results

Finals

	Final
	Kellie Harrington  (IRL)	5
	Beatriz Ferreira  (BRA)	0

Top half

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
					Kellie Harrington  (IRL)	5
					Rebecca Nicoli  (ITA)	0
	Rebecca Nicoli  (ITA)	4
	Esmeralda Falcón  (MEX)	1
									Kellie Harrington  (IRL)	5
									Imane Khelif  (ALG)	0
					Imane Khelif  (ALG)	5
					Mariem Homrani  (TUN)	0
													Kellie Harrington  (IRL)	3
													Sudaporn Seesondee  (THA)	2
					Rashida Ellis  (USA)	0
					Caroline Dubois  (GBR)	3
	Caroline Dubois  (GBR)	5
	Donjeta Sadiku  (KOS)	0
									Caroline Dubois  (GBR)	2
									Sudaporn Seesondee  (THA)	3
	Sudaporn Seesondee  (THA)	5
	María José Palacios  (ECU)	0
					Sudaporn Seesondee  (THA)	5
					Simranjit Kaur  (IND)	0

Bottom half

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
					Beatriz Ferreira  (BRA)	5
					Wu Shih-yi  (TPE)	0
	Wu Shih-yi  (TPE)	4
	Agnes Alexiusson  (SWE)	1
									Beatriz Ferreira  (BRA)	5
									Raykhona Kodirova  (UZB)	0
					Raykhona Kodirova  (UZB)	5
					Naomie Yumba  (COD)	0
													Beatriz Ferreira  (BRA)	5
													Mira Potkonen  (FIN)	0
					Esra Yıldız  (TUR)	5
					Dayana Sánchez  (ARG)	0
									Esra Yıldız  (TUR)	2
									Mira Potkonen  (FIN)	3
	Maïva Hamadouche  (FRA)	1
	Mira Potkonen  (FIN)	3
					Mira Potkonen  (FIN)	4
					Oh Yeon-ji  (KOR)	1

References

1. "Boxing Competition Schedule". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
2. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Boxing" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 June 2021– via boxing.athlete365.org.
3. "Tokyo 2020: Kellie Harrington lands lightweight Olympic gold after dominant display". RTÉ Sport . RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
4. Brosnan, Maurice (8 August 2021). "Kellie Harrington wins Olympic gold after triumph over Beatriz Ferreira". The42.ie . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
5. McGoldrick, Sean (8 August 2021). "'I just want to keep doing what I'm doing' – Kellie Harrington looking forward to bringing gold medal back home". Irish Independent . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
6. "BOXING IN THE OLYMPICS: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
7. "Schedule - Boxing Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

External links

• Draw Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine